An account of the natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean : with an original grammar and vocabulary of their
language by William Mariner(
Book
)96
editions published
between
1817
and
2012
in
English
and held by
559 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In November 1806, the damaged Port-au-Prince arrived at what Captain Cook had called the Friendly Islands. William Charles
Mariner (1791-1853) was among the few crew members spared by the native inhabitants. He lived there for four years. Published
in 1818, this two-volume second edition offers an important early insight into Tongan customs and language. As editor John
Martin (1789-1869) explains, the structure of a nation's language is vital to the consideration of its history. So successful
was the first edition of 1817 - expanded upon here to include 'generally corroborative, and in a few instances somewhat corrective'
information from another erstwhile inhabitant - that within months of its publication a French translation appeared; German
and American editions soon followed. Volume 1 comprises Martin's extensive introduction, the story of the ship's voyage and
destruction, and an account of Mariner's stay on the islands and the events leading to his departure

Tongans : OU09(
)
in
English
and held by
76 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The collection about the Tonga consists of 111 documents, and covers the time span from 900 to 2004. Topics include early
accounts of traditional Tongan ethnography, kinship, kava ceremonialism, rank and status, missionization in Tonga, demography,
child care and socialization, gender relations, health and medicine, material culture, and myths, legends, and folktales.
The Tongans primarily live on a group of islands (islands of Tonga, also known as the Friendly Islands) in the South Pacific
Ocean. Tonga established its own constitutional monarchy in 1875 and became an independent country in 1970

Tonga Islands : William Mariner's account by William Mariner(
Book
)5
editions published
between
1981
and
1991
in
English
and held by
36 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"William Mariner's story is a classic true adventure of the South Seas. The boy Mariner was a clerk aboard the English private
ship of war, the Port au Prince that ventured into the South Pacific nearly two centuries ago. He survived the massacre of
the crew at Tonga's Ha'apai Islands in 1806 and became the adopted son of the warrior king Finau 'Ulukalala II, who gave Mariner
a new name 'Toki 'Ukamea' or Iron Axe. Mariner spent four years in Tonga before his escape to England. His remarkable story
as told to Dr. Martin gives a detailed account of an important time in Tongan history. The power of the divine representative
of the gods, the Tu'i Tonga was declining, and the Pacific Island Kingdom was in the turmoil of a civil war to which Finau
'Ulukalala was about to introduce the terror of his newly-acquired canons--Back cover

Tongans OU09(
)1
edition published
in
2007
in
English
and held by
20 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The collection about the Tonga consists of 111 documents, and covers the time span from 900 to 2004. Topics include early
accounts of traditional Tongan ethnography, kinship, kava ceremonialism, rank and status, missionization in Tonga, demography,
child care and socialization, gender relations, health and medicine, material culture, and myths, legends, and folktales.
The Tongans primarily live on a group of islands (islands of Tonga, also known as the Friendly Islands) in the South Pacific
Ocean. Tonga established its own constitutional monarchy in 1875 and became an independent country in 1970

An account of the natives of the Tonga Islands in the south Pacific Ocean by William Mariner(
Book
)1
edition published
in
2012
in
English
and held by
8 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
:In November 1806, the damaged Port-au-Prince arrived at what Capatain Cook had called the Friendly Islands. William Charles
Mariner (1791-1853) was among the few crew members spared by the native inhabitants. He lived there for four years. This volume
offers an early insight into Tongan customs and language, covering diverse aspects of Tongan society, from its music to notions
of the soul. and includes a detailed grammar of the language and 2000 words of vocabulary"--From back cover

An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean, Volume 2 : With an Original Grammar and Vocabulary
of their Language by William Mariner(
)1
edition published
in
1818
in
English
and held by
6 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In November 1806, the damaged Port-au-Prince arrived at what Captain Cook had called the Friendly Islands. William Charles
Mariner (1791–1853) was among the few crew members spared by the native inhabitants. He lived there for four years. Published
in 1818, this two-volume second edition offers an important early insight into Tongan customs and language. As editor John
Martin (1789–1869) explains, the structure of a nation's language is vital to the consideration of its history. So successful
was the first edition of 1817 - expanded upon here to include 'generally corroborative, and in a few instances somewhat corrective'
information from another erstwhile inhabitant - that within months of its publication a French translation appeared; German
and American editions soon followed. Volume 2 covers diverse aspects of Tongan society, from its music to notions of the soul,
and includes a detailed grammar of the language and 2,000 words of vocabulary

An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean, Volume 1 : With an Original Grammar and Vocabulary
of their Language by William Mariner(
)1
edition published
in
1818
in
English
and held by
6 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In November 1806, the damaged Port-au-Prince arrived at what Captain Cook had called the Friendly Islands. William Charles
Mariner (1791–1853) was among the few crew members spared by the native inhabitants. He lived there for four years. Published
in 1818, this two-volume second edition offers an important early insight into Tongan customs and language. As editor John
Martin (1789–1869) explains, the structure of a nation's language is vital to the consideration of its history. So successful
was the first edition of 1817 - expanded upon here to include 'generally corroborative, and in a few instances somewhat corrective'
information from another erstwhile inhabitant - that within months of its publication a French translation appeared; German
and American editions soon followed. Volume 1 comprises Martin's extensive introduction, the story of the ship's voyage and
destruction, and an account of Mariner's stay on the islands and the events leading to his departure

Letter to William Mariner, 1832 by Fakatou Mafihape(
Book
)1
edition published
in
2008
in
English
and held by
5 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A copy of a letter to William Mariner from his Tongan adoptive mother, Mafihape, probably written in 1832, and an English
translation of it, transcribed on 6 March 1837 in longhand on the end papers of a copy of Mariner's and Martin's, An account
of the natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, 2nd ed. (Edinburgh: Constable and Co., 1827)